Overeducation: incidence, persistence and institutional differences across countries: the influence of field of study and social origin on graduates' overeducation risk
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This dissertation studies overeducation incidence and persistence among graduates from different fields of study and social origin from a social stratification standpoint. Empirical research has shown that overeducation probability varies across graduates from different fields of study and social origin, but the relevance of social background in predicting overeducation might differ depending on the field of study of graduation. This research explores the (in)existence of the unevenly distributed effect of social origin on overeducation probability across fields of study from a cross-sectional, cross-national and longitudinal perspective. The dissertation is structured in three empirical articles, preceded by an introduction and a methodological chapter discussing overeducation measurement. The first empirical article focuses on the overeducation incidence of a sample of Italian graduates from different fields of study and social origin. The second article assesses the different strengths of field of study and social origin in predicting overeducation risk across countries with different arrangements in their national education systems. Finally, the third article addresses overeducation persistence and the variation in graduates’ likelihood of exiting overeducation across fields of study and social origin.
Author: Queralt Capsada‐Munsech
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2586649606